Singing on Atal Setu - Goa's new bridge

The Atal Setu Bridge over river Mandovi, which was inaugurated on January 27, was kept open strictly for pedestrian visitors till February 3, in the meanwhile there were busloads of people who visited the bridge, clicked selfies, photos and videos too. Among them was Olavo Rodrigues aka O’luv, who along with a few friends went up on the bridge and came up with an impromptu song on the new Atal Setu Bridge and called it ‘

Mandovichea Pular Boson

’ (Sitting on the Mandovi Bridge). He says “this is something new in Goa and it will like the other bridges also attract a lot of attention. I wanted this to be highlighted and it was a few days prior that I decided to have a song sung on the bridge.” The peppy song involves the traditional ghumot and his entire experience on the bridge that day. “We decided to have the ghumot because it is our traditional instrument and because it is associated with every Goan. We were four of us who went in, and spotted a place for us to lean on and sing. Our camera person was also an experienced one, who started recording while we sang, everything turned around perfect. The best moment was when some kids saw us singing and joined us and started dancing with the tune; there was also another man who started dancing. These are small moments which make any singer want to sing.” The response has been completely mind-blowing, says O’luv. “We put up the video online and it immediately was picked up and shared by a lot of people. In fact Goans living in UK and other foreign countries have also shared it. it has got over a lakh views and a lot of shares. I want people to sing this song as the words are also very simple.”